Fishing and non-fishing income decisions: the role of human capital and family structure

Eskander, Shaikh M.S.U., Barbier, Edward B. and Gilbert, Ben (2018) Fishing and non-fishing income decisions: the role of human capital and family structure. Land Economics, 94 (1). pp. 114-136. ISSN 0023-7639

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Abstract

Resource-dependent households often diversify their income. We model demand for remittances and supply of off-resource labor as a joint decision, and discuss household tradeoffs. We extend the off-farm labor supply literature to a rural fishery, contrasting our results to common findings in the farm literature and providing empirical evidence of the interdependence between education and family structure in determining income diversification. Using a unique dataset from Malaysia, we find that more educated households are less likely to diversify their income, with caveats depending on family composition. Policy implications for resource management in a remittance economy with alternative livelihoods are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://uwpress.wisc.edu/journals/journals/le.html
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Divisions:	Grantham Research Institute
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
JEL classification:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation > Q22 - Fishery; Aquaculture
Date Deposited:	25 Apr 2017 10:46
Last Modified:	18 Apr 2024 05:21
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/74318

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